Portable bath house



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Inventor Kamman Patented Oct. 20, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEPORTABLE BATH HOUSE Application filed July 19,

This invention relates to a portable bath house particularly designedfor the use of bathers.

The prime object of the invention resides in the provision of astructure of this nature which is capable of being easily set up andtaken down and which when taken down may be carried in a relativelysmall bundle.

A still further very important object of 19 the invention resides in theprovision of a bath house structure of this nature which is simple,inexpensive to manufacture, strong and durable, compact and convenient,thoroughly efiicient and reliable in use and otherwise well adapted tothe purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features ofconstruction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bath house in a set up position,

Figure 2 is a vertical section therethrough,

Figure 3 is a horizontal section therethrough,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal section through the upper end ofone of the lower sections of the upright,

Figure 5 is a top plan view of one corner of the frame structure,

Figure 6 is a detail section through the lower end of one of theuprights,

Figure 7 is a perspective view of one of the cross rods,

Figure 8 is an enlarged detail section through one of the upper cornersof the bath house,

Figure 9 is a similar section through another corner, and

Figure 10 is a perspective view of the bath house in its knock downfolded condition.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that the letter Cdenotes a canopy of canvas or any other suitable material which includesa top 5 and a plurality of sides .6

one of which is provided with a vertical slit 7 1930. Serial No.469,193.

to provide an entrance. The frame of the apparatus comprises fouruprights connected by cross rods. Each upright comprises a pair oftelescopically associated sections, the lower section 7 being hollow toreceive the upper section 8 which may be held in its raised position bya cotter pin 9 or the like anchored on {lie lower section by means of acable or the In the lower end of the section 7 there is threaded orotherwise detachably mounted a spike 11. In the upper end of the uppersection there is threaded or otherwise detachably mounted a lug or pin12 for projection through an eye ring 14 in the top 5 at the cornerthereof. On the lower portion of the lower section and on the upper endof the upper section there is fixed a bracket 16 having right angularlydisposed slotted extensions 17 to receive the ends of cross rods 18which are notched as at 19 to receive bolts 20 through the sections 17so that the ends of the rod may be clamped therein.

A clothes hanger 21 or the like may be mounted on one or several of theupper sections 8. The utility of the apparatus is almost self apparentfrom an inspection of the drawings taken with the above detaileddescription. It will be seen that the frame is of an easy known downconstruction and when the parts thereof are detached from one anothermay be easily rolled up in the canopy as indicated to advantage inFigure 10 so as to make a relatively small bundle to carry about.

It is thought that the construction, utility and advantages of thisinvention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this artwithout a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been described inconsiderable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since inactual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated asdesirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, in thecombination and arrangement of parts, and in the material may beresorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the inventionas hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A tent frame consisting of four corner posts each comprising a pairof telescopic sections, a pair of angle brackets connected to each postone adjacent one end and one adjacent the other end, each bracket havingeach arm thereof slotted, a plurality of cross pieces connecting theposts together, each cross piece having a notch therein adjacent eachend thereof, the notched ends fitting in the slots in the arms of thebracket, bolts passing through the arms and through the notches in thecross pieces and removable means for fastening the sections of each postin adjusted position.

2. A post for a tent frame comprising a pair of tubular sections, theupper section sliding in the lower section, a removable pin fastened tothe lower section and forming a seat for the lower end of the uppersection,

U; a pointed member threaded into the lower end of the lower section,and a pin threaded in the upper end of the upper section.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM H. KAMMAN.

